Ornament ensemble



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ORNAMENT ENSEMBLE Filed Aug. 19, 1937 {1-5 mounting W n h r Obscure theadjacent membe otherwise ornamented or left entirely plain. :15

I 35 It is a feature of the invention that in an enth reof as may breadily observed from a com- 35 Patented Oct. 24, 1939 ilN-ITED STATESPATENT OFFIQE ORNAMENT ENSEMBLE Olive von Dachenhausen, Los Angeles,Calif.

Application August 19, 1937, Serial No. 159,931

v v 1 Claim. (01. e3 15 This invention relates to ornaments such asFigure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view taken rings or bracelets and isparticularly concerned substantially on the line 66 of Figure andwith-ornament ensembles comprising two or more Figure 7 is a plan viewillustrating the manmembers [which are so formed as to promote the nerin which two members of the ensemble may comfort of the wearer andimprove the appearbe worn without the third. I 5 ance'of theensemble andof each of the several Referring more particularly to the drawing, itmembers thereof. will be observed that the invention is illustrated Theinvention is especially applicable to ornaas applied to a finger ringensemble composed merit ensembles of which at least one member is ofthree'members indicated at iii, H, and i2, the

'10 provided with an enlarged portion, ornamentacentral member beingprovided with a stone set- :10 tion, or stone mounting. It is theprincipal obting It supporting a single large stone IS in the ject ofthe invention to form the contiguous memconventional manner. Theadjacent members I i her or members of the ensemble of such shape and [2are represented as provided at their upper and configuration that suchenlarged portion or sides with a series of smaller stones it, but mayber nor cause the shanks of the several members Each of the members i land I2 is so formed that to be spaced or canted. The desired result isthe shank portion 18 thereof is disposed throughachieved by constructingsuch adjacent members out its entirety in a single plane, the upper orto conform generally to the lateral configuracrown portion 19 being ofarcuate configuration 120 tion of the member having the enlargedportion. as viewed in plan, curving laterally immediately go Thus, inthe application of the invention. to a adjacent the setting it and stonei 5 of the cenfihger ring e s ble of which One me r s l O- tral memberso as to partially surround and con- Vided Withastne mounting, the otherg memform closely to the outline of the latter when her members y beCurved r lly at the associated therewith, permitting the shank porouterside thereof to partia y Surround d f tions N3 of the members H and I2to lie in face 25 w t ur f the st n mounting. tto face contact with theshank portion 20 of the ting the shank p t s f e members t lie incentral member In. It will be observed that the close l l DO t nparallel planesarrangement is such as to avoid any substantial The.several members of the ensemble may, if or undesirable obscuring of theornamented pordesired, be provided with cooperating means for t s of thmembers H and i2 by the stone I5 30 D g ative rotation or axialdisplacement of the central member ID, and the effect of disthereof, soas to maintain such members in their playing th than concealing suchornamented intended relation and in order that the ensemble rtions is toincrease the apparent size of the y constitute a more SS rigid unitstone I5 and enhance the attractive appearance s e COmDOSed of threemembers, y 0116 Of parison of Figures 1 and 3 of the drawing. Since themembers may be dispensed with and the reth h nk portions 18 and 26 ofthe several memmaining two worn with pleasing effect. h may fit snuglyagainst one another, these Further objects "and features of theinvenmembers do not tend to separate or cant when 40 n will be app frome f w ng deseripassembled on the finger and the close conformity 40tion, taken in connection with the accompa y ng of the membersthroughout prevents the fleshy drawing, n W ic part of the finger fromprotruding therebetween Fi 1 is a p w illustrating the app iwithresultant discomfort to the wearer.

cation of the invention to a finger ring ensemble Owing to theconforming shape of the several having three members, showing theseveral mem- -members of the ensemble, the members are not hers thereofin assembled relation; likely to rotate when assembled in interfittingFigure 2 is a side elevation of the ensemble relation, particularly inthe case of the finger shown in Figure 1; ring ensemble. Nevertheless,it may prove de- Figure 3 is a plan view of the ensemble, the sirable toprovide some interlocking means beseveral members thereofbeing shown inaxially ween e members to p s y prevent either spaced relation; relativerotation or axial displacement or both,

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one member and one such constructionhas been illustrated of the ensemble; in Figures 4 to 6. Thus each ofthe members ll Figure 5 is a, fragmentary sectional view taken and I2may be provided atone side of the upper substantially on the line 5-5 ofFigure 1; portion [9 thereof with a small projection 22 of 55 dovetailedshape as viewed in plan, these projections being adapted for receptionin a correspondingly shaped slot 23 in the setting or crown M of themember 12. It will be appreciated that by sliding either of the membersH and Hi past the adjacent face of the member ID to cause the projection22 to enter the slot 23, the members may be locked together and placedon the finger as a unit.

It is of course possible to omit either of the members II and I2 fromthe ensemble, the advantages of the invention as applied to athreemember ensemble, namely, the promotion of the comfort of the wearerand the improvement in appearance of the ornament, being secured. Again,as shown more particularly in Figure 7, it is possible to reverse one ofthe two outer members of the ensemble and omit the central ornamented orjeweled member, the arcuate portions of these outer members beingpreferably formed so as tofit snuglytogether by slightly increasing thewidth thereof with respect to the width of the shank portions. In theevent it is desired to lock these members against rotation and axialdisplacement, each may beforrned to provide a small recess 25 at oneside of the arcuate portion of the member, this recess conforming inshape to and being adapted to receive the projection 22 at the otherside of the other member.

, Whilethe invention is applicable to other ornaments, for instance,bracelets, it is of principal value when applied to finger rings, andparticularly to engagement and wedding ring ensembles in which it iscommon to form the engagement ring as a solitaire and the wedding ringas a plain or ornamented band of generally uniform width measuredaxially. The third :member of the ensemble as illustrated in the drawingmay constitute a guard ring and is preferably of the same shape and sizeof the wedding ring,

rings or any two of them may be sold and worn separately with pleasingefiect and comfort to the wearer and may thus be acquired one at a timeor purchased in a complete set. For example, in the wedding ensemble,the engagement ring or solitaire may be purchased first, the weddingring added when the ceremony takes place, and the guard ring acquired ata still later date,

the configuration of the rings being such that regardless of whichmembers are present, the absence of the remaining members does notdetract from the appearance of the ornament.

While I have described the form of the invention shown in the drawingwith particularity indistorted laterally of the plane containing the 1major portion thereof, the curvature of such distorted portionconforming substantially to the lateral contour of the enlargedornamented portion of said first-named member, whereby said second namedmembers may each be located on opposite sides only of said first-namedmember 7 and may receive and together completely embrace the enlargedornamented portion ofthe latter,

and whereby said last named members may be worn as a complete ensembleby disposing the same in contiguous relation with the curved portionsthereof interfitting OLIVE voN DACI-IENHAUSEN.

